Taboo Harley in Alexandria Louisiana closed its doors a few days ago.
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Taboo Harley in Alexandria Louisiana closed its doors a few days ago.
They were my dealer and were mod friendly. I hated to see them close up shop. I've bought a couple bikes from them in the past and used them to do warranty work.
The next nearest dealers are a couple hrs further and I've never have done business with any of them.
The next nearest dealers are a couple hrs further and I've never have done business with any of them.
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Only the strongest will survive.
Currently approximately 650 HD dealerships in the USA according to Google. I do not hear of any new dealerships, only the closing of the smaller.
Currently 203 Indian dealerships in the USA and according to a recent article they are on track to open 15 new dealerships in 2025.
Currently approximately 650 HD dealerships in the USA according to Google. I do not hear of any new dealerships, only the closing of the smaller.
Currently 203 Indian dealerships in the USA and according to a recent article they are on track to open 15 new dealerships in 2025.
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in the interim, alexandria hd became renegade hd and they tried to clean up their (awful) reputation some. still not enough. then they became taboo. taboo worked really hard at fixing their reputation. and were pretty successful at it. i've purchased 4 bikes from them. and just recently they were working very hard at making me a deal on a 2024 road glide. it was very tempting, and very hard to pass up, but we really like our 2019s so grudgingly passed. haven't been to cajun in a bit, so hopefully they are still 'one of the good guys'..
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i tried to do business with them back when they were alexandria hd. wanted to charge me $8k for a sportster that had an msrp of $5k. plus 2% higher on the financing than what i already had. happened to stop in cajun in lafayette and just shooting the **** with the salesman. a week later they called me on the phone, had an 883 custom coming in (100 anniversary edition) and they would sell it for msrp, and match the interest rate on the bike i already had (this was for the wife). since then, we've bought 4 bikes from cajun.
in the interim, alexandria hd became renegade hd and they tried to clean up their (awful) reputation some. still not enough. then they became taboo. taboo worked really hard at fixing their reputation. and were pretty successful at it. i've purchased 4 bikes from them. and just recently they were working very hard at making me a deal on a 2024 road glide. it was very tempting, and very hard to pass up, but we really like our 2019s so grudgingly passed. haven't been to cajun in a bit, so hopefully they are still 'one of the good guys'..
in the interim, alexandria hd became renegade hd and they tried to clean up their (awful) reputation some. still not enough. then they became taboo. taboo worked really hard at fixing their reputation. and were pretty successful at it. i've purchased 4 bikes from them. and just recently they were working very hard at making me a deal on a 2024 road glide. it was very tempting, and very hard to pass up, but we really like our 2019s so grudgingly passed. haven't been to cajun in a bit, so hopefully they are still 'one of the good guys'..
#5
Motorcycles, Autos, UTVs, etc... Just like everything else have gotten out of reach for the average guy. If you follow the car market at all you'll see the same thing. Sales guys leaving because they can't make a living not receiving a commission from no sales. Dealerships closing their doors... etc. Then to add to it the interest rates right now. Unless you had too, why would you take a loan right now? My local HD shop has so many new 2024 bikes on the showroom floor. Were heading into winter. Feb they'll start getting the 2025s. Who's going to buy all these bikes? I have a bike and a Camaro for sale right now. I have for just over a month. I have not received a single inquiry on either. Not even a lowball offer. I think the landscape of the auto a bike market is going to drastically change over the next 5 years or so.
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